2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election

2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election

June 11, 2024
Ohio's 6th congressional district
Nominee Michael Rulli Michael Kripchak Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 32,627 27,062 Percentage 54.74% 45.24%
Rulli:      50–60%      60–70% Kripchak:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election Bill Johnson Republican Elected U.S. Representative Michael Rulli Republican

The 2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election was held on June 11, 2024, to fill the vacant seat in Ohio's 6th congressional district. The winner will serve in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 118th United States Congress. The seat became vacant on January 21, 2024, after Bill Johnson resigned to become president of Youngstown State University. The 6th district, largely rural in character with several smaller industrial cities, is considered a safe Republican seat.

Republican Michael Rulli defeated Democratic candidate Michael Kripchak with 54.7% of the vote. Although Rulli won, the margin was considerably narrower than expected. Both Rulli and Kripchak are headed to a rematch in the November election.

Rulli will be sworn in on June 25.

Background

Republican Bill Johnson was re-elected to congress in 2022 from Ohio's 6th district. On November 21, 2023, Johnson announced he would resign to accept a position as president of Youngstown State University in 2024. On January 2, he announced he would resign earlier than expected on January 21 of that same year. On January 4, Governor Mike DeWine announced a primary election scheduled for March 19, and a general election on June 11.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Rulli, state senator (2019–present)

Eliminated in primary

• Reggie Stoltzfus, state representative (2019–present)
• Rick Tsai, chiropractor

Endorsements

Michael Rulli

Organizations

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Reggie Stoltzfus

Organizations

• FRC Action

Results

Republican primary for the 2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Rulli	43,155	49.08%
	Republican	Reggie Stoltzfus	35,684	40.58%
	Republican	Rick Tsai	9,094	10.34%
Total votes			87,933	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Kripchak, businessman and U.S. Air Force veteran

Eliminated in primary

• Rylan Finzer, marijuana business owner

Results

Democratic primary for the 2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Kripchak	19,931	65.00%
	Democratic	Rylan Finzer	10,731	35.00%
Total votes			30,662	100.00%

General election

Results

2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael Rulli	32,627	54.74%	−13.1
	Democratic	Michael Kripchak	27,062	45.24%	+13.1
Total votes			59,689	100.00%

By county

County Michael Rulli Republican Michael Kripchak Democratic Margin Total votes # % # % # % Belmont 2,586 58.35 1,846 41.65 740 16.70 4,432 Carroll 1,476 67.34 716 32.66 760 34.67 2,192 Columbiana 5,489 65.41 2,903 34.59 2,586 30.82 8,392 Harrison 712 64.20 397 35.80 315 28.40 1,109 Jefferson 2,827 57.17 2,118 42.83 709 14.34 4,945 Mahoning 11,647 49.97 11,661 50.03 -14 -0.06 23,308 Monroe 557 59.64 377 40.36 180 19.27 934 Noble 431 63.76 245 36.24 186 27.51 676 Stark 3,384 52.01 3,122 47.99 262 4.03 6,506 Tuscarawas 1,300 43.57 1,684 56.43 -384 -12.87 2,984 Washington 2,218 52.67 1,993 47.33 225 5.34 4,211 Total 32,627 54.66 27,062 45.34 5,565 9.32 59,689

See also

• 2024 Ohio elections